Pietro Nera

Chiuro · Sondrio (SO)

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Established

1897

Bernardo Nera

Yearly production

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estate (Valtellina)

Location

Chiuro, province of Sondrio (Lombardy) — in the heart of the Valtellina Superiore crus

Sondrio (SO)

Vineyard area

40 ha

Nebbiolo (Chiavennasca) in the Sassella, Inferno, Grumello and Valgella subzones of Valtellina Superiore

Appellations

Valtellina Superiore DOCGSforzato di Valtellina o Sfursat di Valtellina DOCGValtellina Rosso o Rosso di Valtellina DOC

History

Casa Vinicola Pietro Nera traces its wine business to Bernardo Nera in 1897; the estate developed strongly under Guido Nera from 1940, and his son Pietro took over in the late 1950s, building holdings of about 40 hectares.

Pietro acquired vineyards across the classic Valtellina Superiore crus — Sassella, Inferno, Grumello and Valgella; in 1982 his sons Stefano and Simone established the Caven Camuna farm.

Today Stefano Nera, an oenologist, directs the vineyards and cellar at Chiuro, one of Valtellina's most prestigious houses.

Wines

Illustrative selection

Valtellina Superiore 'Inferno' Riserva

Valtellina Superiore DOCG · Nebbiolo (Chiavennasca)

From the steep Inferno cru.

Valtellina Superiore 'Sassella'

Valtellina Superiore DOCG · Nebbiolo (Chiavennasca)

From the Sassella cru.

Sforzato di Valtellina

Sforzato di Valtellina o Sfursat di Valtellina DOCG · Nebbiolo (Chiavennasca)

A dried-grape 'sforzato'.

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